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State contract beckons for Indigenous prospect
cricket.com.au
Eleven of Australia's best Indigenous players are set to line up against the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars at Allan Border Field in Brisbane today (Saturday). But for Victorian Ben Abbatangelo, the stakes are much higher than simply a win or a loss.

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The Australian
Liberals agitate for modest indigenous recognition
The Australian
On the eve of a critical meeting of indigenous leaders, The Weekend Australian can reveal that Coalition MPs are considering a form of words for constitutional recognition to accompany the removal of outdated race clauses and a power to be able to make ...
Frank Brennan argues for small change to recognise Indigenous AustraliansSydney Morning Herald
An even more problematic rights debate looms for Tony AbbottThe Australian Financial Review

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The Australian
Liberals agitate for modest indigenous recognition
The Australian
On the eve of a critical meeting of indigenous leaders, The Weekend Australian can reveal that Coalition MPs are considering a form of words for constitutional recognition to accompany the removal of outdated race clauses and a power to be able to make ...
Frank Brennan argues for small change to recognise Indigenous AustraliansSydney Morning Herald
An even more problematic rights debate looms for Tony AbbottThe Australian Financial Review

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The Australian
Western Australian Indigenous Art Award: Megan Cope video installation wins
The Australian
Brisbane-born Megan Cope's video work, The Blaktism 2014, was announced tonight as the winner of Australia's richest indigenous art prize, which is awarded every two years at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. The judges described it as “a ...
Black-face artist shows ID to win prizeThe West Australian

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Indigenous recognition in constitution a chance for all Australians to come ...
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SABRA LANE, PRESENTER: On Monday in Sydney, there will be a crucial meeting about changing Australia's Constitution and whether it should recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The Prime Minister Tony Abbott will chair the summit.

Federal Budget impacts on Indigenous issues – new report
Crikey (registration) (blog)
The health gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is Australia's most urgent and serious health challenge. Despite this fact, Indigenous issues barely rated a mention in the Federal Government's most recent Budget. This, however, does ...

ABC Online
Referendum explained: How the constitution could recognise Indigenous people ...
ABC Online
A referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia's constitution will be discussed at an unprecedented summit in Sydney on Monday. Leaders from the Indigenous community and both sides of the nation's politics will ...
The Battle of the Art Fairs: Indigenous ArtsArtsHub (subscription)
Aboriginal recognition will unite our nation: Rio boss Sam WalshThe Australian
UQ camp inspires Indigenous youthUQ News
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ABC Online
Referendum explained: How the constitution could recognise Indigenous people ...
ABC Online
A referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia's constitution will be discussed at an unprecedented summit in Sydney on Monday. Leaders from the Indigenous community and both sides of the nation's politics will ...
UQ camp inspires Indigenous youthUQ News
The Battle of the Art Fairs: Indigenous ArtsArtsHub (subscription)
PM to hold bipartisan referendum summit with Indigenous leadersABC Local
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ABC Online
Solutions sought to resolve conflict over Indigenous fishing rights
ABC Online
Mr Stuart says a test case in South Australia two years ago went to the High Court of Australia, upholding cultural fishing rights under the Native Title Act. "In NSW Fisheries won't acknowledge that and they are still trying to bust our people," he ...

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ABC Online
Solutions sought to resolve conflict over Indigenous fishing rights
ABC Online
Mr Stuart says a test case in South Australia two years ago went to the High Court of Australia, upholding cultural fishing rights under the Native Title Act. "In NSW Fisheries won't acknowledge that and they are still trying to bust our people," he ...

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Illawarra Mercury
Frank Brennan argues for small change to recognise Indigenous Australians
Illawarra Mercury
And to tick all these boxes Father Brennan hopes indigenous Australians agree to defer "high ideals" for an Aboriginal advisory body and ban on racial discrimination, suggested by the expert panel's "dog's breakfast" 2012 report, and agree to a ...

Illawarra Mercury
Frank Brennan argues for small change to recognise Indigenous Australians
Illawarra Mercury
And to tick all these boxes Father Brennan hopes indigenous Australians agree to defer "high ideals" for an Aboriginal advisory body and ban on racial discrimination, suggested by the expert panel's "dog's breakfast" 2012 report, and agree to a ...

Frank Brennan argues for small change to recognise Indigenous Australians
The Canberra Times
"There is no Australian under the age of 56 who has voted in a successful referendum and there is no Australian under 69 years of age who voted in the successful 1967 referendum on Aboriginal rights," he says. "It was a very modest change to the ...

Frank Brennan argues for small change to recognise Indigenous Australians
The Canberra Times
And to tick all these boxes Father Brennan hopes indigenous Australians agree to defer "high ideals" for an Aboriginal advisory body and ban on racial discrimination, suggested by the expert panel's "dog's breakfast" 2012 report, and agree to a ...

Frank Brennan argues for small change to recognise Indigenous Australians
Sydney Morning Herald
A referendum, with its simple yes/no premise, would appear to be a simple proposal to sell, but history tells us Australians are reluctant to change the status quo. It's a reality Jesuit priest Father Frank Brennan is acutely aware of – it's the topic ...

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Indigenous alternate history explored through artist's eyes
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"[Michael] approached the National Library of Australia and got permission to use their archival images of all the Prime Ministers," said Trudie Leigo, exhibitions officer at BRAG. "Then he has gone and taken his own photographic portraits of ...

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Indigenous alternate history explored through artist's eyes
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The work on display in Gallery 2 uses portraits of two people - a prime minister and an Indigenous person - combined into one image. "[Michael] approached the National Library of Australia and got permission to use their archival images of all the ...

Sydney Morning Herald
Regional Australia's women drought (and nine other facts you should know)
Sydney Morning Herald
Halls Creek, in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia's north-east, has the country's highest death rate. At 16.4 deaths per 1000, the people of this roadhouse town (eight in 10 of whom are Indigenous) die at three times the rate of other ...

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The Guardian (blog)
Anthony Martin Fernando: the Aboriginal activist who took his people's fight ...
The Guardian (blog)
They see an elderly, longhaired, Australian Aboriginal man. He is dressed in a black greatcoat. The only contrast to his dark appearance is a full, silver beard and a cape upon which are attached dozens of small white rubber skeletons. He also wears a ...

The Guardian (blog)
Anthony Martin Fernando: the Aboriginal activist who took his people's fight ...
The Guardian (blog)
They see an elderly, longhaired, Australian Aboriginal man. He is dressed in a black greatcoat. The only contrast to his dark appearance is a full, silver beard and a cape upon which are attached dozens of small white rubber skeletons. He also wears a ...

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